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Wharm

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Hi, No, not an oddly named Wham tribute act, but one of those quirks of dialect. See also “it’s a bit code” (cold). I’ve said before that I’m not a hot weather person, so these last few days of the May Heatwave have not been ideal. Thankfully keeping the curtains drawn against the sun, early pre breakfast doggo walks, and avoiding the worst of the afternoon have paid off. Readers from hotter climes – without aircon – may wish to utter “you soft bogger” 😉 Talking of aircon, last year we bought a portable unit for the Ever Lovely Mrs J. Her health conditions and medications mean that she really struggles with the heat. With upstairs taking the brunt of […]

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The escape club

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Hi, Well, this is the all new, singing & dancing WordPress edition, so if things are a bit off key – that’s me not quite getting my head around the changes 🙂 Chams & Calendars By a quirk of fate, Val and I are both unable to attend Chams on the first meeting in June. For insurance & hire purposes, only two of us have a key to lock up, so shuffling things around seemed the right choice. After asking the group what they wanted to do – cancel, move forward, postpone – they all voted to bring the meeting earlier. Cue a chat with the Centre Manager. That’s now sorted, which means it’s just a case of letting folk […]

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Repair, retry, and restyle

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Hi, How’s things? Hopefully good. Thank goodness it’s Friday night. I think I need a recharge 😁 Travelling I had a day in the office which meant I’d swapped my dad off for earlier in the week. I will be honest, as much as I liked two days on, a day off, and two days before the weekend; I am a creature of a habit, and was thoroughly confused by the change in days. I guess it doesn’t take much these days to discombobulate me! 🙃 The trip down south went well and the ElectricDadMobile 2.0 had enough range to get to work and almost back. It’s a two hundred mile trip and once you add in motorway speeds, that […]

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Scene: As if by magic

Shade

It is the 1970s, in a quiet suburban road of terraced houses. Children play in the street, retired folk are walking their dogs, and a business man leaves the house. No umbrella today for him today, for although there are clouds, the sun peeks through cheerily. The front door closes with a soft click and Mr Wenn makes his way across the short path to the garden gate. A football bounces by and he smiles, remembering his more youthful days. The office has been closed today and he was already for work when the telephone rang. What should he do with his day off? The house was tidy, the laundry done, and he had not brought any work home with […]

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Home care & self care

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Hi, It’s the slow part of a sunny Friday afternoon. In days gone, it was the long drawn out time between lunch, the escape to the weekend, and the faff of the rush hour traffic. Today, the tweeting of birds in the garden compete with the hum and bump of the tumbler. While the heavier items swing on the line in the soft breeze, there’s a play off between time, energy, and getting all the smalls done in one run. Besides, it’s a heatpump system, so significantly cheaper than having to the run the storage heaters. I’m enjoying a lay down having spent the morning sorting, tidying, and – knowing look to camera 😏 – a wander through the Narnian […]

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Pins and no needles

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Hi, A few items of note this week. In national news, there’s a few things on my radar. There’s new legal powers where anti-LGBTQ+ hate crime is classed as an aggravated offence. Given the loss of the Pink Punters nightclub to an alleged arson incident, dare I say that hate crime is sadly all too topical. [ Update 2/5/2026 – BBC News reports “no evidence of criminality was found”. ] It’s been a long time since I went to Pinks. I think it was for an anniversary of the UK Angels. Visiting Pink Punters seems quite the rite of passage for many in our community, and I hope the owners are able to rebuild in time. I think it would […]

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